Teacher Daxiang, please teach me how to play Kasuga Shadow!

"..."

Xiangzi didn't want to talk, he just wanted to find a pair of earplugs to completely block his ears.

Damn... she's become a clown again.

Chapter 41 Soyo: There is a cow! (1/2)

"Forget it, I'll ask my mom later. I won't play the piano tonight."

Ayano felt helpless. After all, the other party had come to her door and she had been scolded by Xiangzi. She felt really guilty about it.

Of course, when Xiangzi heard what she said, he rolled his eyes several times.

Want a reminder?

Oh, why should I remind you? You think you're so arrogant just because you don't have much money. If this woman knew that she was actually very wealthy, wouldn't she be riding on her neck and eating, drinking, and defecating on her?

No matter what, she would never let someone like Mizushima Ayano know about her family situation. This was the choice Toyokawa Shoko believed was the best for herself.

"I'm going to continue cooking. You can take a rest on the sofa first."

After saying this, Xiangzi walked towards the kitchen, picked up Ayano's apron and tied it around his waist.

She cut the washed and peeled carrots into small pieces, then added pork and other vegetables bought from the supermarket, and some soy sauce seasoning. Finally, she put it on the rice cooker and a Japanese stew was ready.

Because there were only two of them, Xiangzi didn't put too much weight on it.

Just to keep up with Ayano's cooking skills and not let her think that she was a young lady who couldn't carry anything, Xiangzi finally fried some vegetables and made a bowl of miso soup.

About 40 minutes later, with all the dishes brought to the table by Xiangzi, her third dinner after officially moving into Ayano's house officially began.

"I didn't realize you could actually cook."

"So why do you think I can't?" Xiangzi raised his eyebrows, looking very proud.

"Maybe it's because I don't know you well enough, but this is not bad either. It seems your value has increased a bit."

Seeing Xiangzi's expression change because of her words, Ayano waved her hand and said, "Don't look at me like that. I don't have the money to raise your salary. It's already the limit now."

“I didn’t ask for money…”

Xiangzi was speechless. In Ayano's eyes, was she just a money-grubber who only cared about money?

After muttering a few words, Xiangzi started to move her chopsticks. After thinking about what she had done today, she hesitated for a moment and took the largest piece of stewed meat from the bowl.

He got up and put it in Ayano's bowl.

"Thanks."

Ayano also smiled and didn't say anything to embarrass Xiangzi.

The two people under the light seemed to be hiding behind the night, and the moon hanging high outside the window was the person she had been pursuing for a long time. At this moment, he finally turned around and glanced at her in the crowd. This feeling of losing and regaining made Xiangzi feel a little nostalgic and a little intoxicated.

The food he put into his mouth was actually not much different from the food he cooked at home. Even though the ingredients were a little better, Xiangzi's cooking skills were not enough to achieve a qualitative change.

But the taste on the tip of his tongue made Xiangzi feel at home.

"Ayano-chan, was that song you just sang your own composition?"

"I think so, right?" Ayano thought for a moment and nodded. "If you want to know the name, it's called 'Empty Box'."

"It's a name that fits the lyrics quite well, so... have you ever thought about recording this song?"

"Record it?" Ayano shook her head. "Forget it. It seems too troublesome. You see, I'm not familiar with music scores yet, I can't play the piano well, and my singing is just average..."

The most important thing is that arranging and mixing music is too troublesome. I wish there was someone who could help me. Who should I find? A professional who can help me with this and whom I can trust.

The most important thing is that I don’t have to spend time looking for it…”

"That's it, I promise you."

"You said that yourself. I didn't force you."

"...You are so shameless. You really waste your face."

Putting aside the series of sentences that followed that hinted at her coming to help, let's just talk about Ayano's initial words about "lack of confidence". As the person who knows Ayano's musical ability best, Xiangzi really wants to knock this guy down with one punch.

Not familiar enough with musical notation? Is this an insult to your talent, or to her ability as a teacher?

And with Ayano's current ability, although she is not able to play those difficult songs skillfully, she played the piano accompaniment of "Empty Box" perfectly when she was washing vegetables just now.

Finally, it’s about singing. To be honest... if we compare Ayano and Kotobuki’s singing, in terms of timbre and range, both of them are not bad, and it’s hard to tell who is better.

Perhaps the only difference is that Xiao Deng sings very hard and with great devotion, while Ayano... just sings the lyrics simply.

"Have you finished eating? I'll go wash the dishes."

"Wait."

"What's wrong?" Xiangzi, who was walking towards the kitchen with a bowl, turned around and looked at Ayano with some confusion.

But when she saw Ayano in front of her starting to take off her torn pantyhose in front of her, revealing two long legs as white as squeezed toothpaste, Xiangzi's face changed again.

"I'm tired, help me take a bath."

"Wash it yourself!"

"Eh? Don't be like this... I'm still a wounded soldier." Although Ayano said it in a coquettish tone, her tone did not contain any emotion at all.

"……All right."

Although she knew that what Ayano said was fake, at least she had given in to her, so to put it in a roundabout way, she, Toyokawa Shoko, could be said to have dominated Ayano's fate.

Won Ma.

However, when Xiangzi helped Ayano, who was half a head taller than him, into the bathroom, he felt as if he was beginning to regret it.

Because Ayano, who looked like a wounded person just now, was given a shower head as soon as she walked into the bathroom and sprayed her all over her body.

She was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she couldn't just leave like that. Finally, she thought that she wouldn't suffer any loss, so she took a bath with Ayano in a bad mood. Her whole person changed from Toyokawa Shoko to Toyokawa Yoko.

After the water was filled, the two sat opposite each other in the bathtub. Ayano's leg, which was not allowed to get wet, was placed on the edge of the bathtub, while Shoko tilted his head, deliberately avoiding looking at Mizushima Ayano opposite him.

"Huh? Someone sent me a message~"

I heard the phone on the shelf next to me vibrate slightly and make a notification sound, and the notification sound continued to come.

Feeling a little strange, Ayano stopped teasing Xiaoxiang and instead wiped her hands and took her cell phone.

But what surprised her was that the person who sent the message was not Aine who was a little hit today, but our classmate Su Shi.

And no matter how Ayano looked at this message, it seemed a bit strange.

Has the relationship between them...developed so quickly?

[Soyo: Ayano, thank you so much for today. ]

Soyo: I'll be there on time tomorrow afternoon. Ayano, are you guys all okay? But don't be too stressed. You're just starting out, so it's normal to have some difficulties.

Soyo: Ayano, what are you doing now? Speaking of which... do you know where Shoko lives? I still want to talk to her.

Tsk... your true intention is revealed in just three sentences, right?

Su Shi, ah Su Shi, how should I say hello? Or... should she ask for help now?

"Xiangzi, where do you live now?"

"……are you crazy?"

"never mind."

Ayano pressed her fingers,

Sent a message:

[Sorry, I asked Xiangzi for you, but she said I was sick.]

Soon, Su Shi replied.

Soyo: Sorry, maybe she guessed I was asking, so it's normal that she doesn't want to tell you.

[Su Shi, there's no need to apologize. Xiangzi probably has her own thoughts, but if she tells me, I'll definitely tell you.]

After sending this message, Ayano raised her eyebrows, and suddenly thought of something, the corners of her mouth slightly lifted up. She took out her mobile phone, took a photo of her injured knee and purple ankle, and then sent them.

There is also a text at the end:

I'm not sure if I can go to practice tomorrow, as I just fell on my way home. It's not serious, though, so it shouldn't affect my practice tomorrow.

The message was immediately read, and less than ten seconds later, she received a reply from the other party.

Soyo: Why are you so careless? Is there anyone else at home with Ayano? If things don't work, you should see a doctor.

I didn’t realize that Su Shi is quite humane.

"No, Ayano-chan, are you alright? If you keep soaking it, your skin will break!"

"Wait, let's go out together after sending this message."

"Real ink stains."

Ayano smiled, and while comforting the somewhat irritated Xiaoyang classmate, she replied:

[It's okay, thank you Su Shi for your concern.]

My injury is not very serious, and I have my sister to take care of me at home. Although my sister is usually very tough, I think she still cares about me a lot.

So if there's a chance in the future, how about introducing me to Su Shi? 】

Chapter 42 anno: You slandered me! (2/2)

Tonight has different meanings for everyone.

Some people sat on their beds holding guitars, sweating profusely while looking at the music sheet; some people silently took pens and wrote in notebooks, not knowing whether they were lyrics or diary entries; some people looked at their sister's door and made another promise to never give up; some people sat on the platform, looking at the night sky above their heads and wandering between the past and the future.

However, they actually don't know that many times, everything in the world will not act according to their expectations, just like the girl named Kaname Lenai who is now wondering why the little wild cat that has been strolling nearby did not appear in her sight tonight.

Of course, the only thing that hasn't changed is Mizushima Ayano, who is now in full health after a night's rest and almost complete recovery from her foot injury.

"Ayano-chan..."

After the last class in the afternoon, as per their long-standing agreement, Aine and Deng chose to wait for Ayano's arrival by the shoe cabinet on the first floor.

However, what surprised Ayano was that Aine in front of her seemed to be in a bad mood today.

But when she thought about it carefully, she realized that this was actually a good thing.

The Aine in my memory is actually a very optimistic person, but this optimism is largely because she has not encountered any real difficulties. Although based on my understanding of Aine, the other person's inner tenacity can indeed support her body to stand firm in difficult situations.

But...people also have limits.

"Let's go to RiNG together."

"……Um."

Aine actually had a lot to say to Ayano, but for some reason, after seeing Ayano in person, she no longer had the urge to speak.

It wasn't because her thoughts wouldn't be understood, but because Aine knew that Ayano would definitely help her as long as she asked, so she chose to keep silent.

Otherwise, what is it?

He formed a band with Ayano, and now, just because he saw a weird girl suddenly break into their recording studio and want to play music with them, he starts thinking of venting all this inexplicable pressure on Ayano?

And...what if after I say it, Ayano really expresses her inner thoughts of escape in a supportive manner?

It's okay for her to endure it now, but if it were Ayano, she really wouldn't be able to help but magnify the cowardly thoughts in her heart.

"Aine-chan."

"Xiao Deng?" Aine was stunned for a moment, then she realized that the person who patted her arm gently was Deng next to her.

Takamatsu Deng smiled at her and handed the notebook to Aine, "Ayano-chan, take a look too."

"Ok?"

After hearing this, Ayano also came over with some curiosity. The train was not very crowded, so the three of them gathered in a circle and read the words in the notebook together.

"Isn't this the lyrics I gave you?"

Looking at the opening sentence in the notebook, "What are 'normal' and 'natural'?", Ayano was a little confused.

However, what puzzled her was not the opening sentence, but the fact that she had only mentioned a few sentences, but she did not expect Xiao Deng to directly fill in the remaining parts that she herself did not know.

Actually, it's not her fault. Ayano actually wanted to write down the entire song at once, a song that she had listened to countless times and had to train her ears on almost every night.

But she couldn't do it in a short time.

Because every time the melody started, she woke up within a few seconds and was unable to hear the entire melody and lyrics.